Up Close with Wyndham Estate

One of the wineries that we were looking forward to visit in Hunter Valley was Wyndham Estate. Even when we were living in Malaysia, Saucer loved drinking Wyndham Estate’s Bin 555 Shiraz. So to be able see, feel and touch the actual winery in real life was pretty amazing. Wyndham was located some distance from the centre of Hunter Valley region where all the other wineries were, but we decided to do the half an hour drive anyway. We managed to reach there at 4pm, just in time for some wine-tasting on our own.

Wyndham Estate

Cellar door

George Wyndham became the father of Australian Shiraz after planting Australia’s first commercial Shiraz vineyard in 1830. His innovative spirit is a proud legacy that endures to this day at Wyndham Estate.

Landscape at Wyndham Estate

Inside the cellar door

Once we were inside in the cellar door, we were greeted with barrels and barrels of wine around us, particularly the Bin 555 Shiraz. We were delighted! Since we were a little late, we were the only ones there, which meant getting full attention from the sommelier. She was a bubbly lady who was very excited to show us some of Wyndham’s best wines.

Club 555 barrels

Tasting bar

Wine list

We tried our favorite 555 and found that there’s even a sparkling version of it! We loved both of them and bought them back. At $16 a bottle, it’s also pretty reasonably priced. There’s a reason why George Wyndham is known as the father of Australian Shiraz indeed.

Wyndham Estate cellar

Wyndham Estate vineyard

That was the last winery we visited on Day 1 at Hunter Valley. We spent some time walking off the alcohol that we consumed that afternoon and admiring the vineyard outside the cellar door until it was time to drive back to our hotel. It had been a great first day at Hunter Valley and we’re going to be back for a couple more wineries the next day!

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Hailing from the small tropical country of Malaysia, Mei Yee (iamthewitch) has a mission of leaving a mark in people’s heart by giving honest reviews on food, detailed guides on travel plans, and sharing her parenting journey with her newborn Little J. Currently stationed in the beautiful multicultural city of Sydney, Australia, she takes respite from her full-time engineering job by exploring new places to eat and traveling occasionally to neighbouring countries. There’s nothing in the world she loves more than delicious food! And of course, her 2 precious boys. ;) Read More…